To be honest, I don’t go
big on Valentine’s Day. I dislike being told when I can be romantic and the
drive towards vast commercialism is a little off-putting. But rather than
ignore it completely as a marketers dream, my spin is to treat yourself to a
little something nice on the day. Call it a slice of self love!
The shops are brimming with
scratchy red underwear, fluffy teddy bears and such like to tempt your partner
in the hope of wooing you, but one of my nicest and intimate finds is Lyn
Harris’s La Rose fragrance from M&S. For those of you who don’t know, Lyn
Harris is the founder of Miller Harris, a fancy pants bespoke perfumers in London. She’s the ‘it’
girl of fragrance and has flourished into one of Britain’s foremost classically
trained independent perfumers. Both modern in her approach and respectful of
tradition in her techniques she’s the ultimate in personal expression.
Excitingly, she collaborated with M&S last year on six fragrances for men
and women which makes her fragrances far more affordable.
La Rose delivers the
sentiment behind Valentine’s Day without being loud and splashy. Simple in its
approach I adore the raspberry coloured box and the classic lines of the bottle.
As for the juice it’s far from slushy. Rose petals with sparkling green notes,
red berry and patchouli give it a thoroughly modern twist. I’m officially loved
up.
Lynn Harris La Rose, £25 from Marks & Spencer
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